Federal legal age to buy tobacco, e-cigs, vaping devices raised to 21

A cloud of vapor is released from an electronic cigarette by a man Dec. 11, 2019, in Tukwila, Wash. President Donald Trump signed a $1.4 trillion spending package Friday that, among many things, raises the nationwide legal age for purchasing tobacco from 18 to 21. (Elaine Thompson/AP, file)

A cloud of vapor is released from an electronic cigarette by a man Dec. 11, 2019, in Tukwila, Wash. President Donald Trump signed a $1.4 trillion spending package Friday that, among many things, raises the nationwide legal age for purchasing tobacco from 18 to 21. (Elaine Thompson/AP, file)

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